CMU tunes up for Band Day

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Boonville Daily News - Boonville, MO

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Posted Sep. 27, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Updated Sep 27, 2012 at 11:57 AM

Posted Sep. 27, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Updated Sep 27, 2012 at 11:57 AM

Fayette

FAYETTE, Mo. – Saturday, Oct. 6, is Central Methodist University's annual Band Day, a non-stop musical event enjoyed by all. The Fayette streets and the CMU football field will be alive with music from mid-morning through early evening.

This year Band Day, sponsored by CMU's Swinney Conservatory of Music, will bring 41 high school bands to compete in street, field, color guard, and/or drum lines.

The parade of 36 street bands, led by the CMU Marching Eagles, begins at 9 a.m., wending its way down Church Street and around the Courthouse Square. Field competition for the 20 entrants begins at 12:45 p.m. on Davis Field.

Two awards ceremonies will take place. The first, at 4:15 p.m., will announce the winners of Class 1 and 2 awards, as well as Class 3 street awards. The second awards, following the field performance of the CMU band at 6:30, are slated for 6:45 p.m. Presentations will be for Class 3 field, drum line and color guard competitions; and all awards for Classes 4 and 5.

Scheduled to perform in one or more of the competitions are the following bands:

Both street and field competitions begin with the smallest class bands (class 1) and work up through the largest bands (class 5). Seven schools (from Classes 3 and 4) are slated to perform in all four individual events.